Hartselle News

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Monday: * Karen Denise Blankenship, 37, of 23270 Elkton Road, Athens, driving under the influence, driving on the wrong side of the road and possession of a controlled substance * Celso Castillo Jr., 18, of 603 Longhorn Pass, Apt.

It may be dry now, but recent rain has caused a massive problem on a Decatur golf course.

An Alabama prison inmate's escape was shortlived and now he and his grandmother face charges in connection with his flight.

To The Daily : What I say, I want to say quickly, as I am scared to death by what President Barack Obama is doing to our country - to our Founding Fathers, our Constitution, to our Bill of Rights and to Israel.

A request to allow security officers in Mobile schools to carry Tasers, or stun guns, is an indictment of mothers and fathers who abdicate their role as parents.

Authorities said Monday that preliminary autopsy findings and evidence collected at the house of an elderly couple found shot dead Saturday point to a possible murder-suicide. Hartselle police More>> This item is available in full to subscribers.

Mark Sanford says hea TMs been having an affair and will resign as head of the Republican Governora TMs Association.

The bodies of Gean and Osbon Crauswell were found over weekend inside their Hartselle home.

The city of Hartselle is rocked by a weekend tragedy. Two bodies were found in a home on Martin street Saturday afternoon.

Austin High girls basketball coach Bruce Hamilton gives tips to campers at the Decatur City Schools basketball camp at the Aquadome Recreation Center on Monday.

Almost five years ago, Rose Fluker sheltered and helped families whom Hurricane Katrina displaced find shelter.

Some Morgan County residents spent Tuesday cleaning up storm damage. Damage was reported in Decatur, and nearly a thousand homes were without power.

HARTSELLE a ' It may be Wednesday before Hartselle Utilities has power restored to all its customers, General Manager Ferrell Vest said.

Utility crews in Decatur and Hartselle are still working to restore power as quickly as possible in several areas of the two cities.

DECATUR, Ala. - " Mussels and big shad: that combination is definitely the dominant theme in finding quality bass on Lake Wheeler right now.

HARTSELLE a ' State Rep. Ronald Grantland, D-Hartselle, said he will sponsor a bill to allow city residents to vote on whether they want to switch from an appointed to an elected school board.

Elizabeth Boyle gets help filling her Chia Pet bag from Jessica Lewis during a Girl Scout day camp at Sparkman Park in Hartselle on Monday.

Hartselle city leaders are once again discussing changing the way their school board is chosen, and there's talk about possibly electing board members.

Willie Bell had just graduated from the old Morgan County Training School in Hartselle in 1967 and was looking for work.

A Decatur branch of Wachovia Bank is out at least $19,000 after police said a Hartselle man forged several checks last spring.